This past August, the theme of World Breastfeeding Week was Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s Make It Work. The US lags behind most of the world in mandating paid parental leave for new parents. To begin ... More
New York
A Conversation with NICU Nurse and IBCLC Dara Barnett
Originally posted on November 24th, 2015. by Amber Star Merkens My journey to becoming the NY Outreach Coordinator for Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast was heavily influenced by a very personal ... More
Borough President Eric Adams to Attend Opening Event at Donor Milk Depot
Brooklyn Birthing Center recently partnered with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast (MMBNE) in order to establish the first MMBNE breast milk donation depot in New York City. In celebration of this ... More
Karen’s Story – Day by Day
National Breastfeeding Month Breastfeeding, work, and milk donation: Making it work … and then some By Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D., Executive Director, MMBNE We are wrapping up our celebration of ... More
From the U.S. to South Africa: Milk Banking Programs in KwaZulu-Natal
It's great to see that milk banking is growing along with the normalization of breastfeeding. Click here to read more about what's happening, from our own development here in the United States all the ... More
New Milk Depot at Brooklyn Birthing Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rachel Anne Libon rachelanne@brooklynbirthingcener.com Brooklyn Birthing Center announces grand opening of human milk bank depot Brooklyn Birthing ... More
